By Cris Zimermann on August 10, 2012 in Ideas

In most ways, Wesley Williamson, who turns 11 today, is like many boys his age.
He is learning to play guitar and plays in a band with friends. He also likes playing baseball, bouncing on a trampoline and hanging out with friends.
But in one significant way, Wesley is quite different from most 11-year-olds. He’s also the owner and operator of a small business, which the young Madison County resident launched before his 10th birthday.
Wesley calls his business Rescue Wrist. The enterprise consists of the manufacture and sale of so-called rescue wrist bracelets — snap-on bracelets woven of strong nylon paracord initially developed for parachutes.
They’re called rescue bracelets because in a pinch the wearer can easily unravel the colorful bracelet to yield 8 to 10 feet of the strong cord, which can support 550 pounds.